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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Convalescent Cases.
Prior to July 5th, 1948, 5 children were sent away under the contract
with the Invalid Children's Aid Association.
Tonsils and Adenoids.
125 children were referred for operation during 1948.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
14 cases were notified during the year and all occurred in the North
Middlesex Hospital of which 3 were Edmonton cases.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
61 cases were notified during the year all of which occured in the North
Middlesex Hospital of which 26 were Edmonton cases. It must be understood
that the more serious cases of midwifery are referred to the Hospital, and
therefore complications are more likely to occur.
MIDWIFERY SERVICE.
Analysis of work.
| Actual confinements attended by midwives | 581 |
| Attended by midwives, but women admitted to hospital before or during confinement | 175 |
| Left district before confinement | 13 |
In addition to the actual 581 confinements attended, a total of 14,806 visits were paid by midwives as under:—
| Ante-Natal visits to homes | 2,270 |
| Post-Natal Visits | 10,231 |
| Additional evening visits | 111 |
| Visits after fourteenth day | 89 |
| False alarms | 433 |
| Special Visits | 418 |
| Second Nurse for Gas and Air Analgesia | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,253 |
Medical Aid.
The number of claims made by doctors for Medical Aid during the year
1948 was 122
Gas and Air Analgesia.
245 women had gas and air analgesia during the year.
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